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Friday Finds: Social media creator shares top book picks for young readers
Read full article: Friday Finds: Social media creator shares top book picks for young readersClarissa Briseno, an avid reader and social media content creator, has several recommendations for young viewers and readers in this weekās Friday Finds.
Friday Finds: Trending books, new page to screen series, bookstores to visit in SA
Read full article: Friday Finds: Trending books, new page to screen series, bookstores to visit in SASan Antonio social media content creator Clarissa BriseƱo shares what books are trending and worth reading in this weekās Friday Finds!
Southside Book Fair returns for third year
Read full article: Southside Book Fair returns for third yearThe Southside Book Fair is poised to make its triumphant return for the third consecutive year, offering a day brimming with literary delights, family entertainment, and the chance to meet esteemed authors from the Southside and beyond
āFirst of its kindā book vending machine comes to Harlandale ISD school
Read full article: āFirst of its kindā book vending machine comes to Harlandale ISD schoolThe custom-wrapped vending machine will serve two-fold: a display of engaging books and a reward system for positive student achievements.
San Antonio author reacts to books like hers being under review
Read full article: San Antonio author reacts to books like hers being under reviewA San Antonio author and former teacher, said concerns over whether students should read certain books in school libraries are in response to writers like herself.
NEISD responds to concerns about book review process
Read full article: NEISD responds to concerns about book review processThe North East Independent School District is clarifying its decision to review hundreds of books currently in their libraries that may be seen as inappropriate to certain school age children.
13 childrenās books my family is obsessed with at the moment
Read full article: 13 childrenās books my family is obsessed with at the momentIām not always the best āget on the floor and playā kind of mom, but any time one of my kids wants to bring me a book, Iāll drop what Iām doing in favor of some cuddles and reading time.
KSAT Explains Q&A: Author of āForget the Alamoā discusses what history books get wrong about Texas Independence
Read full article: KSAT Explains Q&A: Author of āForget the Alamoā discusses what history books get wrong about Texas IndependenceOn Tuesday at 7 p.m., the KSAT Explains team will host author Chris Tomlinson for a live discussion about the myths and truths about the story of the Alamo.
San Pedro Branch Library will reopen on Tuesday; releases commemorative video, bookmark
Read full article: San Pedro Branch Library will reopen on Tuesday; releases commemorative video, bookmarkThe San Pedro Branch Library will reopen on Tuesday following five months of renovations, officials announced on Monday.
Southside Book Fair on May 16 is free, family-friendly and features more than 20 authors
Read full article: Southside Book Fair on May 16 is free, family-friendly and features more than 20 authorsThe May 16 book fair will showcase up to 20 authors who will be autographing and selling their books. A kidās writing contest will be held to encourage kids to write and share their stories.
17 picture books youāve never heard of, but that your kids will love
Read full article: 17 picture books youāve never heard of, but that your kids will loveWho doesnāt love āBrown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?ā (And the polar bear version. And the panda edition!) Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle definitely have that formula down to a science. And well, the classics are the classics for a reason, and most parents can probably agree there will be room for those books on any shelf.
Celebrate Black History Month with these must-read books
Read full article: Celebrate Black History Month with these must-read booksFormer first lady Michelle Obama, at left, discusses her book "Becoming" with Sarah Jessica Parker at the Barclays Center on Dec. 19, 2018 in New York City (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images). Yes, we do assume that, by now, youāve all heard the rave reviews for former President Barack Obamaās memoir, āA Promised Land.āNot to mention, the praise for former first lady Michelle Obamaās book, āBecoming,ā which debuted in 2018. From the website Black Enterprise, this is called ā12 must-read books by Black authors.ā And then the list ā25 Must Read Books For Black History Monthā looks like it has some incredible reads, as well. Leave your book recommendations in the comment section below. AdAuthorās note: Although āAmericanahā came out in 2014, so Iām late to the party, the novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a real page-turner.
WATCH: Black history professor discusses relationship between Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X
Read full article: WATCH: Black history professor discusses relationship between Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm XThe San Antonio Museum of Art hosted University of Texas at Austin professor, Dr. Peniel Joseph, for a Black History Month discussion in February.
16 books about Black history you can read for free from the San Antonio Public Library
Read full article: 16 books about Black history you can read for free from the San Antonio Public LibraryIn honor of Black History Month, the San Antonio library has compiled a lineup of more than a dozen titles about Black history in the United States.
Alright, alright, alright: Matthew McConaughey chats with Jen Tobias-Struski about new book, growing up in South Texas
Read full article: Alright, alright, alright: Matthew McConaughey chats with Jen Tobias-Struski about new book, growing up in South TexasSAN ANTONIO ā You know the name and most of us know his Texas ties. āBorn in Uvalde, raised in Longview, and went to school in Austin,ā Academy Award-winning actor, Matthew McConaughey said, recalling his youth in South Texas during a chat with SA Liveās Jen Tobias-Struski. AdāSo I would have to get them pulled, and that was the road trip to San Antonio from Uvalde when I was a young kid,ā McConaughey said. So Iād cry, but Iād get a yogurt on the way home.āMcConaughey said he had tubes in his ears seven times. During the interview, McConaughey also talked about trying to get acting roles in San Antonio, and he recalled the story of what led to one of his most famous lines, āAlright, alright, alright,ā from the movie āDazed and Confused.āThat story and the extended interview are in the video above.
Move over Amazon: Bookshop.Org offers a way buy books online while supporting local bookstores
Read full article: Move over Amazon: Bookshop.Org offers a way buy books online while supporting local bookstoresSan Antonio ā Buying a book through Amazon may be cheap, but it does not support local, independent bookstores in San Antonio. That is where Bookshop.Org comes in, which offers a new way to buy a book that is just as easy as one-click shopping on Amazon, but sends money to local book stores all around the country. ā[Amazon is] able to offer books at such a competitively low price that they are undermining the publisher, the author, the local, independent book store and the local, independent book seller. āThey are able to offer books at such a competitively low price that they are undermining the publisher, the author, the local, independent book store and the local, independent book seller. So it is really unsustainable, and I would argue completely cannibalizing way to buy a book,ā High said.
Your childās classroom can win a library of free books
Read full article: Your childās classroom can win a library of free booksSAN ANTONIO ā Three great organizations are teaming up so that 1,000 teachers will win an estimated 20,000 books. To win, you must be a Title 1 teacher, federally funded teachers that work with students who have yet to master math and reading skills. From there, 1,000 teachers will be selected to win a batch of free books for their classroom. Teachers who win will go to a website and select the books they would like to receive, so this can benefit any age range, from babies to teens. Teachers can send books home for students to read.
Changing the world, book by book: Inside one womanās mission to spread messages of inclusion
Read full article: Changing the world, book by book: Inside one womanās mission to spread messages of inclusionDeeply impacted by recent events, one Florida native has made it her mission to spread messages of love, diversity and inclusion through books.
15 epic books you may finally have time to read now
Read full article: 15 epic books you may finally have time to read nowNow might be the moment to dust off that book you've always vowed to read but never had time for. Yes, we all read these seven books years ago. There are classics and then there are classics, like these epic poems -- still read, taught and turned into Brad Pitt movies more than 2,500 years after they were written. Why not relive that epic series by going back to the source material -- the fantasy novels that put Westeros on the map? Two more books -- plus more seasons of the show -- are coming, which should keep āOutlanderā fans fogged up through at least 2026.
You can listen to Daniel Radcliffe read chapter one of āHarry Potter and the Sorcererās Stoneā
Read full article: You can listen to Daniel Radcliffe read chapter one of āHarry Potter and the Sorcererās StoneāHaving Harry Potter himself read them to you, of course! J.K. Rowling is gathering up some of her famous muggle friends to bring fans the ultimate Harry Potter quarantine entertainment. The entire first book in Rowlingās wizarding series, āHarry Potter and the Sorcererās Stoneā will be available for fans to listen to, and each chapter will be read by a different celebrity once a week, starting off with Daniel Radcliffe, aka Harry Potter. The site is full of puzzles, quizzes and articles that focus on everything Harry Potter and Hogwarts. You can watch a video of Radcliffe reading chapter one of the book here, or listen to it on Spotify.
Watch George Strait read a dinosaur book to your kids
Read full article: Watch George Strait read a dinosaur book to your kidsSAN ANTONIO ā It was a Texas-sized storytime for kids on Tuesday as the āKing of Countryā George Strait sat down to read a book live on Governor Greg Abbottās Facebook page. Photos go inside āover-the-topā showcase at George Straitās former Dominion homeThe series is called āStars of Texas Story Timeā and this week Strait read āNever Ask a Dinosaur to Dinnerā by Gareth Edwards from what appears to be his home. The video has been watching over 200,000 times and from the comments, it seemed more than the kiddos were watching. All your favorite childrenās books, reimagined for the age of coronavirusOne person posted, āRaise your hand if youāre a mom watching without your kiddos. ", and another read āNo kiddos around here, just me because well, George Strait.āOthers to appear on the āStars of Texas Storytimeā series include Jerry Jonesā daughter Charlotte Jones Anderson, Abbottās daughter Audrey Abbott and former UT quarterback and current New York Giant Colt McCoy.